Piggybacking off of Bateman, the Cowboys need another receiver. Treylon Burks is a far more compelling than the out-of-favor Raven. The Titans used the first-round pick they got in return from the A.J. Brown trade on Burks, and it hasn’t panned out for them.
Burks has fallen victim to injuries (just 22 games played in two years) and a porous Titans passing offense and he enters his third season down the WR pecking order after Tennessee signed Calvin Ridley to a massive deal in free agency. He also has to fend off DeAndre Hopkins for targets and Nick Westbrook-Ikhine has turned himself into a nice player.
Burks has just 49 catches for 665 in two seasons, but he’s not far removed from being one of the most coveted WRs in a stacked 2022 class. He was a 30-visit with the Cowboys before the 2022 draft and will only cost $3.918 on the cap in 2024 and $4.572 million in 2025 before his fifth-year option comes into focus in 2026.
If you’ve never heard of the 6’8″, 350 lb, Giovanni Manu, it’s because he has not played a lick of football in America his entire life.
Born in Tonga, an island country in the South Pacific, Manu eventually played his college ball in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Manu’s basketball skills initially brought him into sports.
His switchover into the football world is what will make him his money, however.
At the British Columbia University pro-day, Manu shocked scouts and fans on social media.
He ran a staggering 4.96 40-yard dash after weighing in at 352 lbs and produced a 33.5″ vertical jump.
Here’s a fun one: The best kept secret in the NFL Draft is Tongan OT Giovanni Manu, who checks in at a freakish 6.073, 352lbs. Manu ran 4.96 at his Pro Day, which featured half the league in attendance. He also verted 33.5 inches.
